Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/12
By: Chen Chih-chung and Ko Lin

Taipei, May 12 (CNA) National Taiwan University (NTU) voted Saturday in a majority decision for the Ministry of Education (MOE) to accept the swift appointment of elected president Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔), who the government refuses to accept for the position.

Kuan was selected as president of NTU Jan. 5 and was expected to take office Feb. 1. After he was selected, however, the Ministry of Education put off its approval as a string of allegations against Kuan, including plagiarism, conflict of interest and a flawed selection process, arose.

The MOE finally decided April 27 not to approve his election, leaving the ministry and the university at a stalemate on the issue.

On Saturday, NTU convened a university affairs committee meeting to address the Kuan issue and other matters related to the selection of its president.    [FULL STORY]